Synthesizing highly fatigue-resistant diarylethene photoswitches by minimizing byproduct formation
Making Robust Photochemical Switches
Ring Opening Metathesis Polymerization without Metals
New approach to ring-opening metathesis polymerization (ROMP) uses an organic initiator instead of a transition metal
Oil/Water Separation Using a Switchable Mesh
Copper mesh with pH-switchable wettability can be used for on-demand oil/water separation
Photochemical Nitrogen Conversion
Chalcogels containing FeMoS clusters are capable of photochemically reducing nitrogen to ammonia when irradiated by white light
Trapping Radicals to Make Acylpyrroles
A convenient microwave-promoted synthesis under mild and non-toxic conditions
Dow and ACS Improve Chemistry Teaching
Dow partners with the American Chemical Society (ACS) to improve chemistry teaching throughout North America
The Origin of Nanodiamond Fluorescence
Surface functional groups are responsible for fluorescence in nanodiamonds
A Pressure-Triggered Molecular Switch
Pressure-dependent tautomerization of benzo[1,3]oxazine leads to reversible and continuous color change in crystals
Discovering Better MOFs for Methane Storage
Computational methodology for finding efficient and easily synthesized MOFs for gas storage
Examine DNA Using a Phone
A handheld smartphone-based fluorescence microscopy platform can effectively image and size single DNA molecules